1,2-Dichloroethane → N-(4-(2-(benzyloxy)ethoxy)-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-2-(4-bromo-2-fluorophenyl)acetamide

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A suspension of 4-(2-(benzyloxy)ethoxy)-3-(trifluoromethyl)aniline (668 mg, 2.146 mmol) in DCM (35 mL) was added to a solution of 2-(4-bromo-2-fluorophenyl)acetic acid (500 mg, 2.146 mmol) in DCM (35 mL). HOBt (493 mg, 3.22 mmol), EDC (617 mg, 3.22 mmol) and Et3N (0.897 mL, 6.44 mmol) and the mixture was at 26° C. for 3 h. Then the solution was concentrated and distributed between EA and saturated NaHCO3 solution. The combined organic extract was washed with brine, dried over MgSO4, filtered and concentrated. The crude material was purified by silica column chromatography (PE/EA=10/1). All fractions found to contain product by TLC (PE/EA=5/1, Rf 0.6) were combined and concentrated to yield a light yellow solid of N-(4-(2-(benzyloxy)ethoxy)-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-2-(4-bromo-2-fluorophenyl)acetamide (1 g, 1.900 mmol, 89.0% yield): 1H NMR (400 MHz, CD3OD) δ 7.83-7.82 (d, J=2.8 Hz, 1H), 7.33-7.24 (m, 10H), 4.83 (s, 1H), 4.23-4.21 (m, 2H), 3.84-3.83 (m, 2H), 3.71-3.67 (m, 2H); ES-LCMS m/z 525.9 (M+H).

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